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Four killed in failed attack on Saudi state security building
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS APRIL 21, 2019 / 5:20 AM / UPDATED 5 MINUTES AGO
Four killed in failed attack on Saudi state security building
RIYADH (Reuters) - Four alleged Islamic State militants were killed on Sunday when authorities thwarted an attack on a state security building in Saudi Arabia’s central Riyadh province, authorities told state media.
The four had helped carry out the attack at the Mabaheth (domestic intelligence) station in Zulfi, a small city about 250 kms (155 miles) northwest of the capital Riyadh, a spokesman for Saudi state security said.
Three security force members were injured in the attack, the spokesman said, adding that security services were dealing with “explosive materials” and other items left behind during the incident.
Online videos, which Reuters could not immediately verify, showed a car at a checkpoint with its doors open and two bloody corpses splayed on the ground nearby. Gunshots could be heard.
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Four killed in failed attack on Saudi state security building
RIYADH (Reuters) - Four alleged Islamic State militants were killed on Sunday when authorities thwarted an attack on a state security building in Saudi Arabia’s central Riyadh province, authorities told state media.
The four had helped carry out the attack at the Mabaheth (domestic intelligence) station in Zulfi, a small city about 250 kms (155 miles) northwest of the capital Riyadh, a spokesman for Saudi state security said.
Three security force members were injured in the attack, the spokesman said, adding that security services were dealing with “explosive materials” and other items left behind during the incident.
Online videos, which Reuters could not immediately verify, showed a car at a checkpoint with its doors open and two bloody corpses splayed on the ground nearby. Gunshots could be heard.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-security/four-killed-in-failed-attack-on-saudi-state-security-building-idUSKCN1RX07T
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Related: Islamic State claims attack on Saudi state security building (Reuters)